Category: Pensacola
In 2011, Pensacola mayor took a different approach to budgeting
When he took office in January 2011, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward had a very different approach to budgeting. Of course, he had a much more…
City Council meeting, after the chanting
Pensacola City Council selected Carol Leone of Milton as its attorney. Leone beat out by two points Mike Godwin, who retired from the City of…
Pensacola Fire Chief announces promotions
Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen has promoted Greg Redding as his Assistant Fire Chief. This is a new position that appears to replace the deputy…
Fire Department overtime soars past original budget
Last year, Mayor Ashton Hayward proposed, and the Pensacola City Council approved, a budget for this fiscal year that had $298,900 for overtime for the…
City of Tallahassee cuts property taxes, eliminates business tax
The City of Tallahassee is taking an approach to its budget that is different from Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and his leadership team. On last…
FYI: Pensacola City Council did give itself a raise last night
The Pensacola City Council passed, 6-1, an ordinance that increased the members’ annual salaries to $21,500. Council President Charles Bare was the lone dissenting vote….
Barker adds another wrinkle to gas tax agreement
The Pensacola City Council approved the gas tax allocation plan passed by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners with one significant change. The BCC approved…
Mayor Hayward recommends $10K raise for Pensacola City Council
Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese has been combing through Mayor Ashton Hayward’s proposed FY 2017. She has discovered the mayor has proposed raising the…
Pensacola health system ranks 266 of 306 U.S. communities
This 2016 edition of The Commonwealth Fund’s Scorecard on Local Health System Performance assesses the state of health care in more than 300 U.S. communities…
Century Town Council approves food trucks
NorthEscambia.com reports that tThe Town of Century has voted to allow food trucks and other portable food vendors to purchase a business license. When Sonny’s…
City Budget by years
In his annual Budget-In-Brief that he releases to the public at the same time he presents his budget proposal to the Pensacola City Council, Mayor…
City budget climbs during Hayward’s second term
When Mayor Ashton Hayward campaigned for re-election two years ago, he was able to show that he had reduced the size of government and cut…
Hayward cut street work and increased dependency on gas tax
The City of Pensacola has always depended on its share of the Local Option Gas Tax to cover the majority of its expenditures on streets…
Mayor Hayward releases proposed FY 2017
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward released his $216,472,900 proposed budget late yesterday afternoon. The proposed General Fund budget is $51,238,600. The Pensacola City Council will hold…
Underhill does not see City getting more gas tax [podcast]
Commissioner Doug Underhill said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks†that he does not see the county continuing to give the City of Pensacola greater than its…
Mayor Hayward keeps millage at 2016 level
This week, Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the property tax millage for FY 2017 be set at 4.2895, the…
Mayor Hayward puts pressure on BCC re:Local Option Gas Tax
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to pass a resolution authorizing bonds up to $15 million to finance street work. The…
Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the…
Pensacola wrap up: week ending July 9
PETA Loves PPD A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a…
